Calendar



Feb. 21, 1933. 5 NEELY 1,898,137

CALENDAR Filed March 18, 1932 5 Sheets-Sheet l AR H 5932 Invnlor Guy YNeely By I s. Y. NEELY Feb. 21, 1933.

CALENDAR Filed Mafch 18, 1952 :5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Guy YJVeeZy I Q By,flllomey Feb. 21, 1933. Y NEELY 1,898,137

CALENDAR Filed March 18, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 I l/II/I/I/III 5 s SInventor 5 Guy Y. Neely Patented Feb. 21, 1933 UNITED STATES GUY Y.NEELY, OF LIMA, OHIO CALENDAR Application filed March 18, 1932.

The present invention relates to a calendar which is particularlyintended for use bythe Masonic Lodge but it is understood, of course,that the calendar may be used by any lodge or organization for which thesame may be found adapted and desirable.

The primary object of the invention is to provide, in the manner ashereinafter set forth, a calendar of the aforementioned characterembodying a novel construction, combination and arrangements of partsthru the medium of which the meeting dates of the various branchescomprising a lodge may be expeditiously determined.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a calendar of thecharacter described which will be simple in construction, durable,efficient and reliable in use, attractive in appearance, and which maybe manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein like characters of reference designate corresponding partsthruout the several views, and where- 1n Figure 1 is a view in frontelevation of the calendar constructed in accordance with the presentinvention.

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the calendar with the monthbearing web removed and the front of the cabinet swung to open position.

Fig. 3 is a view in vertical section taken substantially on the line 3-3of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary detail view in horizontal section, takensubstantially on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail view in horizontal section, takensubstantially on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a detail view in perspective of one of the background strips.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that theembodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises acabinet 1 of suitable size, shape and material, having hinged to itsfront a door 2 in Serial No. 599,784.

which is mounted a glass 3. Fixed in the cabinet 1 in spaced relation tothe door 2 is a panel 4: also of suitable material havingtransverseslots 5 in its upper and lower portions through which a web 6is operable.

The web 6 is mounted in roll form on a spool 7 which is journalled inthe lower portion of the cabinet 1 and is connected to a spool 8journalled in the upper portion of the cabinet to be wound thereon fromthe spool 7. The spools 7 and 8 are located adjacent the slots 5 betweenthe panels 4 and the back of the cabinet 1 said spools having suitablemeans on one end projecting through the adacent side of the cabinet tofacilitate shift- 5 ing the web 6, such as through the medium of keys 9,as best seen in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The web 6 has printed on its for-ward side monthly calendarswhich arearranged in the order in which the months occur. These monthlycalendar-s comprise vertical and transverse intersecting lines definingsquares in which the dates 10 appear and further defining, below each ofthe date squares, the spaces 11 in which, if desired or necessary, 2 thenames of the different lodges of an order may appear. Adjacent all ofthe dates 10 on which a lodge may meet there is provided an opening 12.

Mounted on the front. of the panel 4 is a 8.0 series of elongated,transparent pockets 13 on any suitable material such as celluloid, thepockets may be secured in position on the panel 4 in any desired manner.The pockets 13 are adapted for the reception of the removable backgroundstrips let which are of such length that the upper end portions thereofwill project above the pockets to facilitate the insertion and removalof said strips. The strips 14 are of variously colored and alsomulti-colored according to the identifying colors of the variousbranches of the lodge or order by which the calendar is to be used.

For example, the Masonic Order comprises 9 blue lodges, having blue asan identifying color, the chapter, the identifying color of which isscarlet, the council, the identifying color of which is purple, and etc.

The web 6 is actuated to bring the current .100

month over the pocket 13, so that the background strips 14 will bevisible through the openings 12. The variously colored background strips14 are, of course, properly arranged in the pockets 13. Now, anyoneobserving blue through the opening 12 may know that blue lodges meet onthe dates indicated by the numerals 10 adjacent the openings throughwhich the glue appears. The same is true, of course, for the otherbranches of the order.

If there are more blue lodges than one, for example, in a city, thenames of the lodges may be placed in the spaces 11, and should the twolodges having the same identifying color, such as blue, be meeting onthe same night, a line may divide the color on the background strip toindicate this.

It is believed that the many advantages of a calendar in accordance withthe present invention will be readily understood, and although thepreferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described,it is to be understood that changes in the details and construction, andin the combination and arrangement of parts, may be resorted to whichwill fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. Astructure of the class described comprising a cabinet, a panel mountedin the cabinet having spaced slots therein, spools journalled in thecabinet, pockets mounted on the panel, colored strips removably mountedin the pockets, and a web operable thru the slots and over the strips,and windable on one of the spools, from the other of said spools, saidweb having a monthly calendar thereon, the web further having openingstherein adjacent certain of the calendar dates through which the coloredstrips are visible.

2. A device of the class described comprising a supporting member, meansfor removably supporting a transverse row of elongated colored membersthereon, a calendar carrying member having the date numerals for eachday of the week arranged in a longitudinally extending row and saidmember having openings therein arranged adjacent certain of the datenumerals thereon, and means for removably supporting said calendarmember on the supporting member over the colored members with eachlongitudinally extending row of numerals over a colored member, wherebyportions of said colored members will appear through the openings.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GUY Y. NEELY.

